Meatballs (film) Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for Bill Murray's first film appearance in a starring role and for launching the directing career of Reitman whose later comedies included Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both starring Murray.
Harriet Beecher Stowe: 10 memorable quotes on her birthday. June 13, 2012. American abolitionist writer Harriett Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 to Lyman Beecher, a Congregationalist minister.
âThe Lord Himself wrote it,â she used to say afterwards. âI was but an instrument in His hand.â. The book made Mrs Stowe an international celebrity and a hated figure in the South. In 1853 she published A Key to Uncle Tomâs Cabin, a non-fiction riposte to critics who accused her of exaggerating slaveryâs cruelties. On a tour of Britain she made friends among the great and good, was cheered at anti-slavery meetings and collected ample donations for the cause.